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8 ways in which a UK-made product is more sustainable
Season 1 Episode 78
If you're purchasing something new does seeking out a product that is made in the UK offer sustainability benefits over one made overseas? There’s a …
7 years, 1 month ago
Katie Walker - Designing & Manufacturing Furniture in the UK
Season 1 Episode 78
Katie Walker studied furniture at The Royal College of Art in the mid-90s and has had her own business making furniture in the UK ever since.
She has …
7 years, 1 month ago
Tony Kelly, Firmin & Sons - The Queen's Button Maker
Season 1 Episode 77
Join me on a factory tour around the Her Majesty The Queen's button maker. Established in 1655, Firmin & Sons are the oldest, privately-owned manufac…
7 years, 2 months ago
Jack Millington, Billy Tannery - Setting Up the UK's Only Goat Tannery
Season 1 Episode 76
Billy Tannery is the first new goat leather company and tannery in the UK for over 50 years. Despite knowing nothing about leather production when th…
7 years, 2 months ago
Live! - Paul Alger MBE, UKFT
Season 1 Episode 75
Made Here, Sold Everywhere The UK imports considerably more fashion and textiles than it exports. But the UK Fashion & Textile Association are aiming…
7 years, 2 months ago
Live! - Simon Middleton, Blackshore Clothing
Season 1 Episode 74
The Truth About Branding...it's not about a logo and it's not about generating content
Simon Middleton has had a parallel career for the last decade, …
7 years, 2 months ago
Why UK Manufacturing is Underestimated
Season 1 Episode 73
Government figures say that manufacturing is only worth 9% to the UK economy - is this correct?
A report by Cambridge University says that the Govern…
7 years, 2 months ago
Live! - Tom Glover, Peregrine - 100% Made in England
Season 1 Episode 72
Tom Glover is from a family manufacturing business originally founded in Wigston in Leicester in 1796. He graduated with a degree in product design, …
7 years, 3 months ago
The One Thing Holding UK Manufacturing Back
Season 1 Episode 71
This week I was at the Houses of Parliament for a meeting with the All Party Parliamentary Group for textiles and fashion to discuss the issue of the…
7 years, 3 months ago
Live! - Barbara Burton, Behind Bras
Season 1 Episode 70
There are around 3,800 women in UK prisons at any one time and only one in ten are able to get a job when they leave.
It costs £46,000 a year to put w…
7 years, 3 months ago